Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled

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Adjustable length and folding tip shifter that won't break and bend if I drop it. (This is for a Multi-Strada) so I had to to re-index the shifter relay arm and adjust the linkage length.

 

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Clipped a rock with the brake lever and it was contacting the skid plate when I pressed down the pedal. Modified it a bit. All good now.

 

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The stock exhaust is super heavy with a giant catalytic converter that does this air cooled bike no favors. So I picked up a carbon fiber Akropovic knock off and a mid pipe from a ZX400 (since it was shaped similar) did a very slight modification and using a KTM exhaust hanger was able to get it to fit up just how I wanted.



I probably lost 10+ lb and according to the non scientific decibel meter app - only picked up a very very slight increase in volume (with the sound damper cap in).

I think it sounds lots better, what do you guys think?

Really the best part is that having a cat on an air-cooled bike makes them run really hot and generally a bit too lean for my liking so deleting the cat on my other bike actually help me pick up a few MPGs and made it run much cooler. I'm hoping to see the same on this bike since it's essentially the same machine just longer suspension than the Scrambler Classic.

 

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So my wife and I ran into town to go to supercross on our Scramblers Saturday.
So great. Got to park up close.

Then she got to do her first lane filtering through downtown traffic and we got out of there in 1/3 of the time. So proud. It's a little intimidating the first time especially if people saddle up close to the line.

I don't think she would have the confidence to lane filter without comms so that I could reassure her.

 

[Tebbsjeep]

Filtering has saved me quite a bit of time on my way to work.

 

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[rholbrook]

Great picture.

 

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Did another 225 ish miles today up to Wyoming for work.


It was nice and overcast and high 70°s up through the canyons and very nice in WY. I can see why people like it up there in the summer.
However, the way back down the 89 was brutal. 100°+ on the asphalt ugh.
43 mpg up and 52 down.
I hand calculated so I'm not sure why the discrepancy?

Anyway I'm super stoked I finally got my culinary water hooked up, but I'm not stoked on the bill....

The excavation company billed me $1165 for 5' of trench with a 55 yanmar mini ex (from the previously installed blue water meter lid here) 5' of 3/4" pipe and a $165 yard hydrant...
Gonna have to call them about that...
Perhaps I'm ignorant and maybe those with excavation experience can enlighten me if this is a fair price?
@STAG ?

 

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Dropped little man off at school today.

 

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Install a New Rage Cycles tail tidy. No more ugly whale tail!

 

[nnnnnate]

Thats such a good liking bike. 🤤

 

[UNSTUCK]

I'll take this one too when you're ready to sell it. Navi should show up tomorrow morning.

 

[Gravy]

Thats such a good liking bike. 🤤

Gracias Amigo.

I'll take this one too when you're ready to sell it. Navi should show up tomorrow morning.

I threatened to sell my wife's Ducati Scrambler Classic this summer if she doesn't start putting some more miles on it.

Hope your daughter loves the Navi! It put a smile on my face everytime I rode that little thing.

Did a new LED headlight since the stock incandescent is about as good as a candle in a mason jar.

Before

After


Before

After



Oil change, filter and some new wrap around handguards. I was kinda against the handguards at first but now that they're on I kinda dig them. I've got some grip heaters too I may stick on later- if I get some free time.
Getting ready for some rides this spring!

 

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143 miles to empty doesn't *quite* get you to Delta OSRC 154 miles away... 😂😂😂
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Song choice as I ran out was spot on though... 😂😂😂

 

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Our very own Roger Lister came to the rescue with his very cool new Gladiator.

 

[N-Smooth]

Good to chat with you for a bit today! Better watch that fuel gauge a little more carefully going forward 😂

 

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Good to chat with you for a bit today! Better watch that fuel gauge a little more carefully going forward 😂

😂 That's the problem with some bikes. No fuel gauge. Just a light that tells you 20 MTE.
No good when you're 31 to Delta lol.

 

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Big bike hill climb action.
This climb is even tricky on a standard dirtbikes and the Duc handles it no problem. It's so good! 👍

 

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So Ducati has a few quirks. One of which is the rear brake switch: it's a normally open momentary switch the breaks easily.
I've broken two.

So I wired up a Brembo style pressure switch which is what every Japanese bike in the universe has.


Then the other thing is it has pretty crummy turning radius for a dirt bike... pretty normal for a street bike. I'm not sure why because it doesn't have radiators for the steering to hit so I did some grinding and got about 5° more turning in both directions.



The die grinder makes lots of AL dust.

 

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Wired up some lights. They're yellow and white, and I put them on a two-way switch with an accessory powered relay so they can't turn on if the bike is off.